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Pakistan to miss IMF’s deadline for PIA privatisation, adviser confirms

April 12, 2025

Laos electricity prices threaten push to be ‘Southeast Asia’s battery’
VIENTIANE — Growing demand and a weak home currency have led to surging electricity prices in Laos, casting a shadow over the government’s push to turn the country into the “battery of Southeast Asia.” On social media, people have posted photos of their electricity bills in shock at how much they have increased. One post…
Trump’s big bill has history on its side: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. It’s a “big, beautiful” edition of the newsletter today, as we break down the political ramifications, historical context and next…
India-Pakistan ceasefire relief gives way to doubts over future ‘red lines’
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD/TOKYO — After more than three days of high tension, residents of Pakistan and India woke up to relative calm on May 11. Cross-border drone, missile and jet attacks had given way to a ceasefire — first signaled by none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming credit for the truce. Trump’s exact part…
Cancer deaths linked to alcohol on the rise in the U.S.
Yearly cancer deaths linked to alcohol have doubled in the United States over the last three decades, rising from just under 12,000 a year in 1990 to more than 23,000 a year in 2021, new research finds. The increase was driven by deaths in men 55 and older, the study authors said. It comes as…
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X Lahore Qalandars beat Karachi Kings by six wickets in the PSL X Eliminator 1 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a decent 191-run target for victory, Qalandars crossed the finish line in the penultimate over with six wickets to spare. Abdullah Shafique was the top scorer…
SoftBank, OpenAI announce Stargate UAE AI data center project
TOKYO — SoftBank Group announced Thursday the launch of the Stargate UAE artificial intelligence infrastructure development project, beginning with a 200-megawatt data center expected to go live in the Middle Eastern country by 2026. Construction will be led by G42, an AI development company funded by Microsoft and others. The data center, whose capacity is expected…
CDC’s childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy’s claims
The federal government’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is not operating, despite Health Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims that it’s being funded. The program’s 26 staffers were placed on administrative leave in April, with terminations set for June 2, as part of a broader restructuring of federal agencies within HHS. To date, none of…
Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal
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Deported immigrants, mostly Asian and Latino, will be in Djibouti for 2 weeks, White House says
A flight with eight immigrants that left Texas this week, reportedly headed for South Sudan, will now remain in the East African country of Djibouti for two weeks to comply with a court order, White House press secret Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. During a briefing, Leavitt placed blame on the U.S. District Court Judge…